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The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, essentially moribund since the April 15 resignation en masse of its former board, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Town Hall to select new officers and relaunch the prestigious nonprofit. No directors from the previous board opted to be candidates for the new board. Until…
Update 10:07 p.m.: Hemet High School will be closed tomorrow due to the Fairview Fire. The fire is now at 2,000 acres and 5% contained. Two civilians have died and one civilian has been injured and taken to a hospital. The fire is headed a hard east. Both smoke and fire are visible from the…
Shortly before noon a small fire was visible from the U.S. Forest Service Cranston Ranger Station. Engineer Richard Wiggins was the Incident Commander and with some assistance from Cal Fire, the Forest Service held the Cranston Fire to three acres. Both lanes of Hwy 74 were closed for awhile, but they are now open in…
Cal Trans has provided an update on work to repair the many potholes on Highway 74 between Pinyon Pines and Palm Desert. Eric Dionne, Chief of Media and Public Affairs for CalTrans District 8, provided these details. Two “Emergency District Orders” for repairs on Highway 74 began Monday, January 13. The orders cover 9 highway…
Nam Park, proprietor of Mile High Restaurant and Cafe, has introduced many locals to Korean food, and now one of her acolytes features in a new documentary about the cuisine’s success in America. Locals go to Mile High not only to eat, but to learn. Nam has been offering Korean cooking lessons featuring a number…
Last Tuesday, the four sitting Fern Valley Water District directors interviewed two candidates for Jim Gates’ vacated position in separate interviews through Zoom.Both candidates received thorough questioning from the directors, and both responded confidently and impressed all four directors.Ultimately, the board chose Jon Brown, a mostly local resident and former civil engineer, as he works…